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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Reginald Francis Colon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rajon Rondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rondo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cassidy - Rondo. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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143 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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150 cm
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135 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Reginald Francis Colon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Rajon Rondo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Francis Colon.
Rondo throws a nice outside leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Francis Colon.
Rondo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've been hearing reports that Francis Colon has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Francis Colon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rondo misses with a looping left.
Rondo lands a leg kick that knocks Francis Colon off balance momentarily.
Francis Colon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rondo as he avoids it easily.
Rondo scores with the left hand. Francis Colon knows he should have avoided that one.
Rondo connects with a nice looking jab.
Rondo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Francis Colon.
Francis Colon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rondo was well out of range. Poor timing from Francis Colon.
Francis Colon stuns Rondo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Francis Colon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rondo pinned against the cage. Rondo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rondo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reginald Francis Colon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rondo throws the left hand but Francis Colon avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis Colon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rondo avoids it really well and circles away.
Francis Colon pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rondo back to the cage. Francis Colon follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Francis Colon looks for a takedown but Rondo sprawls well.
Rondo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rondo is looking to chop away at Francis Colon's legs.
Rajon Rondo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rondo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rondo throws a leg kick
so Francis Colon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Francis Colon throws a big elbow that misses.
Francis Colon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rondo is trying to control the position but Francis Colon postures up.
Francis Colon is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rondo keeping moving, preventing Francis Colon from controlling successfully.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Reginald Francis Colon.
Francis Colon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rondo.
Rondo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rondo throws a low kick, looking for Francis Colon's leg but Francis Colon calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rondo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Francis Colon misses with a double jab.
Rondo misses with a body punch
and Francis Colon counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Rondo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Francis Colon throws an elbow but Rondo slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Francis Colon throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rondo keeps Francis Colon under control for a moment.
Francis Colon tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Francis Colon misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis Colon misses with the ground and pound.
Rondo is not content to let Francis Colon control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Francis Colon tries to move to mount but Rondo blocks the move with his legs.
Francis Colon swings around for an armbar but Rondo sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Francis Colon's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rondo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Francis Colon trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Francis Colon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reginald Francis Colon dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Donk. Rondo catches Francis Colon right on the button with a cross.
Francis Colon throws the left hand but Rondo avoids the punch easily.
Francis Colon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rondo.
Rondo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rondo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Francis Colon.
Rondo tries for a takedown but Francis Colon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Francis Colon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rondo moves away.
Rondo lands a jab to the nose.
Francis Colon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rondo.
Francis Colon misses with a wild combination.
Rondo tests Francis Colon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rondo throws a jab but it's blocked by Francis Colon.
Francis Colon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rondo tries a head kick but it misses.
Rondo throws a jab but it's blocked by Francis Colon.
Francis Colon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rondo moves away from the strike by Francis Colon.
Jab from Rondo.
Francis Colon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rondo.
Rondo throws an off balance right hand
and Francis Colon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Francis Colon postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rondo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Francis Colon, into his guard.
Rondo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Francis Colon looking for a sweep. Not yet Francis Colon, not yet.
Rondo trying to control but Francis Colon is working from the bottom.
Francis Colon pulls Rondo in close to prevent any damage.
Reginald Francis Colon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rondo is sitting in close to Francis Colon's body. Francis Colon has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Rondo is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Rondo is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Francis Colon.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Reginald Francis Colon!
Reginald Francis Colon retains his bantamweight title!
Reginald Francis Colon decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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